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Spoiler-Free Review: The Devil You Become

Synopsis Amidst a super virus that ravages most of the world’s population, a tenacious microbiology student (Brian K. Millard) leads a small team through a rogue planned exposure. But the human trials end tragically, taking his friends’ lives one by one and leaving potential treatments untested. As he becomes more and more isolated, the line between what’s real and what’s not begins to blur. Review I’m a hard sell on genre films inspired by — and often made during — COVID-19 lockdown, mainly because of burnout on the subgenre at this point, so when a new film about a deadly virus comes along that offers something exciting and unusual with original ideas, it gets my attention. The most recent feature film to do so is director Anthony Bushman’s Psychopomp (U.S., 2024), a horror-adjacent science fiction thriller made by Bushman and his cowriter and costar Brian K. Millard during the lockdown. Millard delivers an absolutely riveting lead performance as Theo, who

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May 26, 2026

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Dying to Be Thin: Natalie Erika James Targets Toxic Beauty Culture in ‘Saccharine’ – In Theaters Now

Society’s obsession with weight and appearance has always been a bit parasitic. But director Natalie Erika James (Relic) is taking that metaphor to a terrifying, literal extreme. Independent Film Company (IFC) has just released Sacchrine in theaters, a supernatural body-horror film that turns diet culture into a haunting manifestation of grief and dysmorphia. The Pitch: The Ultimate Ghost Diet The narrative follows Hana (Grey’s Anatomy star Midori Francis). She is a lovelorn medical student drowning under the weight of cultural expectations and personal shame. Desperate to alter her appearance, she falls down an underground rabbit hole and participates in an obscure, deeply disturbing weight-loss craze: processing human ashes into diet pills. Naturally, the calorie deficit comes with a massive supernatural catch. As Hana’s unhealthy compulsion takes over, she finds herself terrorized by the vengeful ghost of the exact person she’s been consuming. The trailer hints at a claustrophobic, stomach-churning descent. Watch as Hana slowly loses control of her body to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 24, 2026

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Neon, Noise, and Police Brutality: Nicolas Winding Refn Reimagining ‘Maniac Cop’

After spending years trapped in development hell—mutating from a feature film concept into a canceled HBO series and back again—Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, The Neon Demon, Her Private Hell) has officially cracked the case. The auteur has announced that his long-gestating Maniac Cop Reimagining is finally heading to production, with arthouse titan MUBI fully bankrolling the chaos. The Dossier: A Radical Resurrection For the uninitiated, William Lustig’s original 1988 cult classic followed a towering, seemingly undead officer (the legendary Robert Z’Dar) brutally murdering innocent civilians on the streets of New York. The original film famously starred B-movie royalty Bruce Campbell as a framed young cop and Tom Atkins as the cynical detective uncovering a massive blue wall of silence. Refn isn’t looking to give the property a standard Hollywood coat of paint. He’s aiming for something much more volatile. “In today’s political and social climate, the iconography of Maniac Cop alone provokes an immediate, uneasy reaction,” Refn stated. “I’ve been

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 23, 2026

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Maika Monroe Goes Full ‘Victorian Psycho’ in New Trailer

Maika Monroe is returning to the horror genre in the highly anticipated upcoming thriller Victorian Psycho. This week, the 19th-century psychological horror movie officially received its “R” rating from the MPAA. The film earned this rating for strong bloody violence and brief sexual material. Dark Secrets Based on the novel by Virginia Feito, the plot follows an eccentric governess at a remote gothic manor. Strange occurrences at the estate quickly stir suspicion that she is not what she seems, that she is, in reality, a 19th-century serial killer. Monroe admitted to The Hollywood Reporter that the terrifying role was a massive departure from her own life. Margaret Qualley was previously cast in the role before Monroe took over. An Impressive Cast and Crew This is not the first time that Monroe has entered the darkness. She is a genre maystay. You will know her from her roles in films like Longlegs, It Follows, The Guest, and The Watcher. The star-studded

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 21, 2026

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Chloe Bailey is Getting Played in the First Trailer for Tyler Perry & Jason Blum’s ‘Strung’

‘ Rife with secrets, seduction, and survival, the first trailer for Strung is a stark reminder to be careful what you wish for—especially if your dreams come with a side of psychological warfare. The Peacock original thriller brings together an unexpected duo of Hollywood heavyweights: mastery-of-melodrama Tyler Perry and horror maestro Jason Blum. Strings, Secrets, and Sanity In the film, Chloe Bailey plays a talented violinist who scores a gig tutoring the gifted daughter of an influential, enigmatic, and obscenely wealthy family. But as she gets pulled into their opulent world, the sweet music turns into a nightmare. Unsettling secrets surface, forcing her to question her safety, her ambition, and her actual sanity. Think Whiplash meets Get Out, but with higher couture and heavier tension. The movie features a powerhouse cast, including Chloe Bailey (Swarm), Lynn Whitfield (Greenleaf), and Lucien Laviscount (Emily in Paris). Anna Diop (Us) and Coco Jones (Bel-Air) round out the cast. An Unexpected Master of Suspense

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 20, 2026

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Death and Dough: Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Green Star in ‘Just Play Dead’

Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Green are about to play a deadly game of marital chess, and the rest of the world has already bought front-row tickets. Highland Film Group has obtained all-media international distribution deals for its upcoming high-stakes thriller, Play Dead. With a pedigree that connects Pulp Fiction to James Bond, the film is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated indies of the year. Till Death Do Us Part The film kicks off with criminal mastermind Jack Wolfe (Jackson) finding himself hopelessly cornered by the Feds. Naturally, his exit strategy is a light spot of insurance fraud. He plans to fake his own death, secure a cool $30 million payout, and disappear into the sunset with his “grieving” wife, Nora (Green). To keep the heat off their trail, the couple decides to frame Nora’s less-surfer-boy lover, Chad, for the “murder.” There’s one hitch in the plan: Nora doesn’t want to fake anything. Instead, she decides

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 20, 2026

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From the Director of The Last House on the Left Comes ‘Buzzheart’ – Out Now!

If meeting your partner’s parents gives you hives, Dennis Iliadis’ new psychological thriller Buzzheart is about to make you feel a whole lot better about your own in-laws. The genre-bending film—from the director behind The Last House on the Left and a frequent collaborator of horror royalty Wes Craven and Jason Blum—officially drops on Digital and On Demand today, May 19, via Dark Star Pictures. To celebrate the release, a brand-new, nerve-shredding trailer has just premiered. Meet the Parents (From Hell) Set against the backdrop of 1990s Athens, the film follows Argyris, a shy 19-year-old who somehow lands a date with Mary, a beautiful and enigmatic woman who is entirely out of his league. When she invites him to her family’s secluded country estate for the weekend, Argyris thinks he’s in for a romantic getaway. He is dead wrong. Claiming they are just “protecting their fragile daughter,” Mary’s parents subject the poor kid to a gauntlet of increasingly bizarre, brutal,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 19, 2026

Nicolas Winding Refn Returns to Horror with 'Her Private Hell' - Out Today on Digital

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Nicolas Winding Refn Finally Returns to the Genre with the Neon-Drenched Nightmare ‘Her Private Hell’

After spending a decade wandering the prestige television wilderness—and briefly confusing everyone by directing a BBC children’s show—radical avant-garde auteur Nicolas Winding Refn is finally returning to the big screen with Her Private Hell. The film marks Refn’s first traditional-genre feature since 2016’s hyper-stylized fashion nightmare, The Neon Demon. The Setup: Top Secret in Tokyo Her Private Hell is a thriller set against the neon-drenched backdrop of Tokyo. Given Refn’s track record (Drive, Only God Forgives), expect plenty of synth music, gorgeous cinematography, neon-drenched scenes, and extreme violence. The first teaser has arrived, and it’s stunning. Watch it below. In the film, a mysterious mist descends on a metropolis. A deadly, elusive entity is unleashed upon the city as a young woman searches for her father. On her mission, her path collides with that of a soldier who is searching for his daughter. An Arthouse Dream Team Cast Refn has assembled a spectacularly trendy ensemble of Hollywood rising stars and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 18, 2026

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Megashark Meets Megajail: ‘The Black Demon 2: Atlantis’ Locks Down Global Distribution

If you thought the giant, vengeful shark from 2023’s hit The Black Demon was satisfied after terrorizing an oil rig, think again. The beast is back. And this time, it has upgraded to a floating maximum-security prison in The Black Demon 2: Atlantis. Highland Film Group has announced a massive wave of international distribution deals for the upcoming survival action-thriller. With production currently underway in Colombia, the world is clearly hungry for more shark chaos. ‘Prison Break’ Meets ‘Jaws’ The sequel trades the open ocean for Atlantis, a remote, offshore maximum-security fortress in the Pacific. Undercover DEA agent Jerry Simms (Jack Kesy) arrives at the prison to investigate the mysterious disappearance of his partner. What he finds is a complete nightmare soup. The facility is run by the iron-fisted warden (Vanesa Restrepo). However, things worsen as the cell blocks are terrorized by Diego Núñez (Harold Torres). Diego is a cult-like killer. To top it off, he’s rumored to possess ancient,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 18, 2026

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Terrifying Folklore and Supernatural Dread Meet in ‘The Whistler’ – Streaming Now!

If you thought inheriting a secluded farm in Venezuela was a peaceful way to process intense marital grief, The Whistler (2026) is here to politely—and terrifyingly—disagrees. This horror-mystery delivers a potent mix of cultural folklore and supernatural dread. It proves once and for all that some property inheritances are better left unclaimed. When Coping Mechanisms Go Rogue The film centers on Nicole (Diane Guerrero) and Sebastian (Juan Pablo Raba). They are a couple shattered by the devastating loss of their daughter. In desperate need of a reset, they pack up and move to a remote, inherited estate in Venezuela. Unfortunately, the property already has squatters: a local cult whose primary hobby is summoning the dead. Desperate to reconnect with her daughter, Nicole ignores every standard horror-movie red flag and joins in on the cult’s rituals. Instead of a heartwarming family reunion, she accidentally awakens “The Whistler,” an ancient, malicious entity. It’s signature tune signals impending doom and compels those who

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 17, 2026